Bomber: 26-year-old Rezwan Ferdaus has been accused of plotting to attack the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol with large remote-controlled aircraft filled with explosives

This is the face of the Massachusetts man accused of plotting to attack the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol by using remote-controlled aircraft filled with C-4 explosives.

Musician Rezwan Ferdaus, 26, was also charged with attempting to provide support and resources to al Qaeda in order to carry out attacks on U.S. soldiers stationed overseas, U.S. attorney's office in Boston said.

He was caught as a result of an undercover operation.

He was arrested in Framingham after
undercover federal agents delivered materials he'd allegedly requested
for his plan, including grenades, six machine guns and what he believed
was 24 pounds of C-4 explosive.

According
to a federal affidavit, Ferdaus said he wanted to deal a psychological
blow to Americans, the 'enemies of Allah,' by hitting the Pentagon,
which he called 'head and heart of the snake.'

In a conversation with a federal
informant, Ferdaus allegedly explained how in ancient times, God uses
natural disasters to punish evil civilizations, and he would use them
today.

Terror: Rezwan Ferdaus planned to use remote control planes lined with C-4 to attack the capital before he was arrested by authorities. Here: a scale model of a U.S. Navy F-86 Sabre fighter plane similar to the remote control aircraft he planned to use

Eerie: An amateur surveillance photo of the Pentagon said to be taken by Ferdaus as he plotted during a trip to Washington D.C. in May

'For
us, we've gotta do that,' he said, according to the affidavit. 'Allah
has given us the privilege... he punishes them by our hand. We're the
ones.'

Musician: Ferdus studied physics at Northeastern University where he reportedly went by the name 'Bollywood' and played drums in a Massachusetts band

'The conduct alleged today shows that
Mr
Ferdaus had long planned to commit violent acts against our country.
Thanks to the diligence of the FBI and our many other law enforcement
partners, that plan was thwarted.'
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said in a statement.

'In addition to protecting our
citizens from the threats and violence alleged today, we also have an
obligation to protect members of every community, race and religion
against violence and other unlawful conduct,' Mr Ortiz said.

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The
Department of Justice also said that 'the public was never in danger
from the explosive devices, which were controlled by undercover FBI
employees.

It went on to say that Ferdaus was in contact with the undercover officers as they monitored the development of his plot.

The FBI agent in charge of the operation
said that more than 30 federal, state and local agencies worked with
the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force on this arrest.

Ferdus studied physics at Northeastern University where he reportedly went by the name 'Bollywood' and played drums in a Massachusetts band, according to CBS.

The undercover operation started in 2010 and Ferdus frequently met with officers who were pretending to be either members of or recruiters for Al Qaeda.

SHOCK: The attractive suburban white house where Rezwan Ferdaus lived with family looks like the American dream, but inside he was allegedly plotting jihad against the U.S.

Law enforcement officials took away evidence from the Ashland, Mass home on Wednesday after his arrested following a sting operation

During their meetings, Ferdus would
give the officers mobile phones that he had rigged to be the detonators
for IED, that they would then bring overseas and use to kill American
soldiers.

After one such meeting, the
undercover officer told Ferdus that a previous device had killed three
American soldiers and injured four or five more; Ferdus replied 'That
was exactly what I wanted'.

According to the federal affidavit,
Ferdaus began planning 'jihad' against the U.S. in early 2010.

In
one meeting, he said that his desire to kill Americans was so strong
that he said 'I just can't stop; there is no other choice for me'.

A scale model of a U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom fighter plane handed out by the U.S. Justice Department similar to the one Ferdaus planned to use in his attack

Ferdaus even allegedly travelled to Washington D.C. last May, gathering pictures of his proposed targets.

He discussed his plan for a massive attack on the Capitol, in which he intended to cause a high number of casualties as well as instil psychological fear, with undercover officers at great length.

Ferdaus planned to use an 'aerial assault' to 'eliminate key locations of the [Pentagon] building ...and leave one area only as a squeeze where the individuals will be isolated, they'll be vulnerable and we can dominate'.

He planned to use planes laden with C-4 and AK-47 machine guns to complete the attack.